Wild’ Critical Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14858015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Dillon (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 56-60 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Academic Questions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-4852 • E-ISSN: 1936-4709 |
| Publisher | National Association of Scholars (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.51845/37.4.8 |
| OpenAlex | W4413211599 |
| Language | EN |
University professors are busy sharing with students the analytical tools of various “critical” theories, while students are only too eager to apply what they’ve learned to real world events. Psychologist James Dillon calls this reckless application of poorly understood theories “wild critical analysis,” and likens it to handing a loaded weapon to a child and walking away
Critical theory · Critical thinking · Epistemology · Higher education · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Political science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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